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The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government of Scotland in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
 and redefined again by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.

The 1973 Act created a system of nine two-tier regions and three islands council areas
Islands council areas of Scotland

There were three islands council areas of Scotland:* Orkney* Shetland* Na h-Eileanan SiarThe islands council areas were unitary council areas dating from 1975, created under the Local Government Act 1973 and notably the only unitary authorities created by the local government reforms of the 1970s in Great Britain; which generally appli...
, and this system completely replaced local government
Local government of Scotland

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authority consisting of councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the Council Areas of Scotland....
 counties
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 and burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
s in 1975.

Each two-tier region had a regional council and of a number of district subdivisions, each with its own district council.






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The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government of Scotland in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
 and redefined again by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.

The 1973 Act created a system of nine two-tier regions and three islands council areas
Islands council areas of Scotland

There were three islands council areas of Scotland:* Orkney* Shetland* Na h-Eileanan SiarThe islands council areas were unitary council areas dating from 1975, created under the Local Government Act 1973 and notably the only unitary authorities created by the local government reforms of the 1970s in Great Britain; which generally appli...
, and this system completely replaced local government
Local government of Scotland

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authority consisting of councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the Council Areas of Scotland....
 counties
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 and burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
s in 1975.

Each two-tier region had a regional council and of a number of district subdivisions, each with its own district council. The number of districts in each region varied from three to 19.

The islands council areas were unitary local government areas.

The 1973 Act was based closely on proposals in the Wheatley Report, produced by a Royal Commission
Royal Commission

In states that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government public inquiry into an issue. They have been held in states such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia....
 into Scottish
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 local government in 1969. The new regions were generally very different from the counties which had been in use since the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889

The Local Government Act 1889 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland....
. Also, the districts were very different from the subdivisions of counties, also called districts, which had been in use since the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929

The Local Government Act 1929 reorganised Local government of Scotland in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint county councils, large and small burghs and district councils....
.

Two of the new islands council areas had the boundaries of former counties. The third consisted of an area formerly divided between two counties.

The 1994 Act created 29 new unitary local government areas, which completely replaced the regions and districts on 1 April 1996. The islands council areas continued in use and, therefore, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 now has 32 council areas.

Regions and islands council areas


Scotland was subdivided into regions and islands council areas as follows:






#Strathclyde (region)
#Dumfries and Galloway (region)
#Borders (region)
#Lothian (region)
#Central (region)
#Fife (region)
#Tayside (region)
#Grampian (region)
#Highland (region)
#Western Isles (islands council area)

Not shown:
*Shetland (islands council area)
*Orkney (islands council area)

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Districts


The regions consisted of districts as follows:

Region Districts
Borders Berwickshire
Ettrick and Lauderdale
Roxburgh
Tweeddale
Central Clackmannan
Falkirk
Stirling
Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale
Nithsdale
Stewartry
Wigtown
Fife Dunfermline
Kirkcaldy
North East Fife
Grampian Aberdeen, City of
Banff and Buchan
Gordon
Kincardine and Deeside
Moray
Highland Badenoch and Strathspey
Caithness
Inverness
Lochaber
Nairn
Ross and Cromarty
Skye and Lochalsh
Sutherland
Lothian East Lothian
Edinburgh, City of
Midlothian
West Lothian
Strathclyde Argyll or Argyll and Bute
Bearsden and Milngavie
Clydebank
Clydesdale
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Cumnock and Doon Valley
Cunninghame
Dumbarton
East Kilbride
Eastwood
Glasgow, City of
Hamilton
Inverclyde
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (district)

Kilmarnock and Loudoun was one of nineteen local government district s in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1973 from part of the counties of Scotland of Ayrshire, namely:...
 
Kyle and Carrick
Monklands
Motherwell
Renfrew
Strathkelvin
Tayside Angus
Dundee, City of
Perth and Kinross


Alphabetical list of districts


District Region
Aberdeen Grampian
Angus Tayside
Annandale and Eskdale Dumfries and Galloway
Argyll or Argyll and Bute Strathclyde
Badenoch and Strathspey Highland
Banff and Buchan Grampian
Bearsden and Milngavie Strathclyde
Berwickshire Borders
Caithness Highland
Clackmannan Central
Clydebank Strathclyde
Clydesdale Strathclyde
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Strathclyde
Cumnock and Doon Valley Strathclyde
Cunninghame Strathclyde
Dumbarton Strathclyde
Dundee Tayside
Dunfermline Fife
East Kilbride Strathclyde
East Lothian Lothian
Eastwood Strathclyde
Edinburgh Lothian
Ettrick and Lauderdale Borders
Falkirk Central
Glasgow Strathclyde
Gordon Grampian
Hamilton Strathclyde
Inverclyde Strathclyde
Inverness Highland
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Strathclyde
Kincardine and Deeside Grampian
Kirkcaldy Fife
Kyle and Carrick Strathclyde
Lochaber Highland
Midlothian Lothian
Monklands Strathclyde
Moray Grampian
Motherwell Strathclyde
Nairn Highland
Nithsdale Dumfries and Galloway
North-East Fife Fife
Perth and Kinross Tayside
Renfrew Strathclyde
Ross and Cromarty Highland
Roxburgh Borders
Skye and Lochalsh Highland
Stewartry Dumfries and Galloway
Stirling Central
Strathkelvin Strathclyde
Sutherland Highland
Tweeddale Borders
West Lothian Lothian
Wigtown Dumfries and Galloway


See also

  • List of burghs in Scotland
    List of burghs in Scotland

    A burgh is the Scots language term for a town or a municipality. It is correspondent with the Scandinavian 'Borg', the English- 'Borough', and the German 'Burg'...
  • Counties of Scotland
    Counties of Scotland

    The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
  • Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
    Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

    The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial Lord Lieutenant, the British monarch's representatives, in Scotland. They are different from the local government of Scotland council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdoms, the registration counties, the former Regions and districts of Scotland, the former counties...
  • Subdivisions of Scotland
    Subdivisions of Scotland

    For Local government in Scotland purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authority designated as "councils"....
  • List of places in Scotland
    List of places in Scotland

    This List of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland.*List of burghs in Scotland*List of cities in the United Kingdom...
  • Local government in the United Kingdom
    Local government in the United Kingdom

    The pattern of local government in England is complex, with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements. Legislation concerning local government in England is decided by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and Government of the United Kingdom, because England does not have a devolved English parliament....